Media Awareness and Justice Initiative

African Internet Governance Forum - MAJI recommendation for expansive digital inclusion across Africa

administrator — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 06:39:11 +0000

Africa Internet Governance Forum Abuja 2023 – Identifying the Challenges of Digital Exclusion in Africa, innovations, recommendations and the role of the Media Awareness and Justice Initiative in closing the digital gap in Nigeria.

Research Report - Narrative Change Around Disability and Climate Change

administrator — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 06:38:34 +0000

Persons with disabilities disproportionately experience the harshest effects of changing climate and environmental degradation. In partnership with the Ford Foundation, the New Media Advocacy Plartform (NMAP) and the Media Awareness and Justice Initiative (MAJI) undertook research to identify opportunities to create new narratives that shift attitudes and mindsets about the interconnection between climate activists and the disability rights mov

Connecting the Underserved - Internet Access for Rural Communities in the Niger Delta

administrator — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 06:35:19 +0000

The Media Awareness and Justice Initiative (MAJI) implemented a citizen science-based project that used last mile network Infrastructure to set up and install Community Networks (CN) using community-oriented strategies. The installation of the last mile infrastructure is aimed at providing self-sustaining and affordable internet access to rural and urban poor communities in Rivers state.

DATACAB Portal for Oil Spill and Air Quality monitoring in the Niger Delta

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:21:28 +0000

The DATACAB Environmental data analytic portal enables users to simplify environmental incident data and contents, presenting them in simplified infographic charts that can be easily used by strategic stakeholders for environmental analysis, strategic advocacy and targeted Intervention. Using a simplified data analysis platform, the DATACAB portal will totally reinvigorate grassroot participation in environmental protection and climate change adaptation.

The Soot Project - Mapping Air pollution in the Niger Delta

administrator — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:13:35 +0000

The Media Awareness and Justice Initiative (MAJI) under the Soot Mapping project in Port Harcourt will be supported by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) to expand the DACATAB online portal to cover air quality monitoring, mapping and analysis for the development of sustainable community networks, effective stakeholder interactions and data oriented strategic interventions.

Data Casting Biodiversity Project (DATACAB)

administrator — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 03:55:05 +0000

Data Casting Biodiversity Project (DATACAB)

With support from the French Embassy in Nigeria, the DATACAB project uses Data analytics simplification tools to reinforce Civil Society Organisations capacity to contribute to environmentally protection and locally led climate adaptation in rural communities across the Niger Delta and in Nigeria.

MAJI Research on Coal Mining in Kogi State

administrator — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:19:27 +0000

The Cost of Coal - The Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts of Coal Mining in Nigeria

Ankpa Local Government Area (LGA), Kogi State, Nigeria, is part of a host of extractive local government areas in Nigeria, who suffer from the “Resource Curse”. People living in the rural communities covered by this local government area continue to suffer huge environmental, livelihood and health impacts of industrial and artisanal coal mining activities

We can't Breathe - Africa chokes on COVID-19 and fossil fuel flames

administrator — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:30:04 +0000

We can’t breathe – Africa Choking on COVID and Fossil flames

On the 10^th of August 2020, Oilwatch Africa, held a virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM), with the theme- . The AGM was attended by 32 participants from 12 African countries, including Nigeria, Togo, Swaziland, Mozambique, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, DRC, Uganda, Cote d’Ivoire, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast.

The Unyi Mainstreaming Project - A Campaign Against Dirty Energy

administrator — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 10:27:28 +0000

The Unyi MainStreaming Project - A Campaign Against Dirty Energy

With support from the Global Greengrants Fund (GGF), the Unyi Mainstreaming Project looks to adopt a collaborative strategy that will provide increased stakeholder interaction, awareness and the sensitization of key target groups using sustainable mass media platforms and space. The project will build the capacity of representatives’ from the Federation of Nigerian mining host communities (Kogi State chapter), civil society organizations and journalists, working and reporting on the extractive industries within the state.

Inclusive Governance Strategies - A Recipe for Sustainable Change

administrator — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 05:58:29 +0000

Inclusive Governance - A Recipe for Sustainable Change

Using the interactive and participatory methodologies adopted under the second phase of the Electorate Awake and Participate Project (EAPP), the Project team conducted a community needs Assessment across the 319 wards located in the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State.